Days of Heaven fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Days of Heaven is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad, moving, and nostalgic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, family, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and editing stand out.
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She gave her hand to one man, but her heart to another.
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Days of Heaven is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 87/100 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 94). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 34 min
Days of Heaven runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Days of Heaven higher (94) than audiences (82). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $4 million worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Italian. Produced in United States.
+39GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Days of Heaven in 53 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 39 storytelling tropes for Days of Heaven, including Art Imitates Art, Foreshadowing, Murder the Hypotenuse.
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